Study title

Sociobarometer 2006

Dataset ID Number

FSD2807

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2807

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL)

Abstract

This wide-ranging survey charted expert opinion on the welfare of Finnish citizens, and on the present state of welfare services. The respondents were managers or management groups of municipal social services offices, municipal health centres (primary health care), employment offices, and local offices of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela).

There were separate questionnaires for each organisational sector, with somewhat differing questions for each.

The questions common to all organisations studied perceptions of the changes in the number of staff, difficulty of recruiting skilled staff, sufficiency of human resources, prevailing atmosphere among the staff (worried vs. hopeful), and the possibilities of ensuring service provision to citizens with the existing resources. The respondents evaluated welfare of population in the municipality, and charted the action taken and attempts made by the organisation to improve the circumstances of some population groups (e.g. the long-term unemployed) and the sufficiency of these actions.

Views on how the services provided corresponded to the needs of the citizens were surveyed as well as changes in the provision of services related to advice and guidance, and the effect of online services on various things (e.g. rights of customers, staff workload). Public social and health services, employment services, services provided by the Social Insurance Institution and by private enterprises were evaluated. Cooperation between the respondents' organisation and other bodies and actors was surveyed. Situation of the organisation in terms of changes in services was investigated as well as the extent to which the respondents had made use of the Sociobarometer 2005 in their work.

The questions not common to all organisations charted, among others, actions taken to ensure the hiring of skilled staff, financial situation of the municipality, views on the need to increase the amount of some social security benefits, increase/decrease in out-tasking, the manager's role in the organisation, competitive tendering of services, models of service provision, and municipal and public service reform.

Background variables included the respondent's organisational sector, occupation/title, and the location of the organisation.

Keywords

administration; employment services; health services; human resources; local government services; medical centres; online services; organizations; public services; social security benefits; social services; social welfare; welfare policy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Sociobarometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL)

Data Producers

• Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health

Time Period Covered

2005

Collection Dates

2005-12 – 2006-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Organization/Institution

Universe

Finnish municipal social services offices, health centres (primary health care), and employment offices as well as local offices of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The Sociobarometer 2006 questionnaire was sent to the social services offices, health centres (primary health care), and "full service" employment offices of all Finnish municipalities (the Åland Islands excluded) as well as to the offices of the Social Insurance Institution that were open every weekday. The questionnaires were addressed to managing directors.

Each organisational sector was sent one questionnaire in each municipality, with the exception of large towns, which received more questionnaires according to the organisational structures. In Espoo and Vantaa, the questionnaire was sent to all health centres, while half the health centres in Helsinki received the questionnaire. Several questionnaires were sent to the social services offices of Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Oulu and Turku. The Kainuu region was also exceptional in that only three questionnaires in total were sent there as a result of centralised social administration. As regards employment offices and offices of the Social Insurance Institution, more than one office was sent more than one questionnaire in a few larger towns.

Health centres were sent paper questionnaires by mail. Other organisations were sent a link to the online survey by email. In the reminder round, all respondents were sent paper questionnaires.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

54.3

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Finnish Federation for Social Welfare and Health (STKL): Sociobarometer 2006 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-03-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2807

Deposit Requirement

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Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Users of the data shall send the Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry (SOSTE) a copy of all reports, theses, articles, other publications or material based on or using the data. If printed, to the mail address: SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry, Tutkimus, Yliopistonkatu 5, 00100 HELSINKI, FINLAND. If electronic, to the e-mail address: tutkimus@soste.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Eronen, Anne & Londén, Pia & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2006). Sosiaalibarometri 2006: hyvinvointipalvelujen tuottajien ajankohtainen tilanne ja näkemys kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.

Related Publications

Eronen, Anne & Londén, Pia & Perälahti, Anne & Siltaniemi, Aki & Särkelä, Riitta (2006). Sosiaalibarometri 2006: hyvinvointipalvelujen tuottajien ajankohtainen tilanne ja näkemys kansalaisten hyvinvoinnista. Helsinki: Sosiaali- ja terveysturvan keskusliitto.